Suffolk Construction Company
Suffolk Construction Company stylized as Suffolk[5] is an American construction contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts[6] with additional locations in California, Florida, New York and Texas.[7][8] The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, gaming and government sectors.[9][1] Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country.[10][9] In 2018, Forbes reported that the company is the 148th largest private company in the U.S.[4] That same year, Suffolk was ranked 23rd on Engineering News-Record's "Top 400 Contractors" list.[11]
Private | |
Industry | Construction |
Founded | 1982[1] |
Founder | Ed Fish |
Headquarters | |
Key people | John F. Fish CEO Puneet Mahajan CFO Jay Tangney General Counsel Jim Grossmann COO Jit Kee Chin CDO Lea Stendahl CMO[2] |
Revenue | $3.5 billion (2017)[3] |
Number of employees | 2,010 (2017)[4] |
Website | www |
History
Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.[12] Immediately thereafter, Fish seeded Suffolk with an $80,000 loan and transferred full leadership and management to his 23-year-old son, John F. Fish, who has led the company as president and CEO since its founding.[13]
By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.[14] In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.[12]
Suffolk reached an agreement with Boston's carpentry union in 1993, in which it agreed to use union workers in downtown Boston, but would remain non-union in other areas.[12] In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.[15]
In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction.[9] Suffolk acquired the San Diego-based ROEL Construction in January 2011 in an effort to expand its growth in California.[16][17]
In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, Massachusetts.[18] In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project.[19] Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the General Electric's Boston headquarters building in December 2016.[20]
Notable projects
- William D. Mullins Memorial Center[21]
- 360 State Street[22]
- 340 Fremont Street[23]
- Jade Signature[24]
- Millennium Tower (Boston)[25]
- Encore Boston Harbor[26]
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa[24]
- Virgin MiamiCentral[24]
References
- "Company Overview of Suffolk Construction Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Leadership". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "Suffolk Hires Nick Dhimitri As National Vice President Of External Affairs". Business Insider. 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- "America's Largest Private Companies #148 Suffolk". Forbes. 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- Chesto, Jon (May 10, 2017). "Fusing Tech and Construction at Suffolk". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Globe 100: Top 100 places to work, 6. Suffolk Construction Co". Boston Globe.
- Reidy, Chris (January 30, 2013). "Suffolk Construction Opens a New York Office". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Where We Work". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Ross, Casey (September 24, 2009). "Building a Bigger Builder". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Slowey, Kim (December 19, 2016). "Suffolk Construction To Manage Main Building of GE's $200M Boston Headquarters". Construction Dive. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "ENR 2018 Top 400 Contractors 1-100". ENR. May 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- Korman, Richard (June 2, 2010). "CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction". ENR Southeast. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Thomas, Jack (June 29, 2014). "John Fish Went From Struggling Boy to Olympic Bidder". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- Burnett, James (October 2003). "This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire". Boston Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Van Voorhis, Scott (November 15, 1999). "Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Suffolk Construction Acquires San Diego Firm". Boston Business Journal. January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Suffolk Construction Acquires ROEL Construction of San Diego". ENR California. January 14, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Boston's Suffolk Construction Co. Is Selected to Build Wynn Everett Casino". WBUR. January 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Suffolk 'Virtually' Breaks Ground on Boston Headquarters". ENR New England. September 30, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Carlock, Catherine (December 16, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Wins $200M GE Headquarters Project". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Mullins Center 10th Anniversary Commemoration". Daily Collegian. December 13, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- O'Leary, Mary (October 21, 2009). "360 State Street Project ' Going Like Clockwork'". New Haven Register. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "San Francisco's Newest Residential Tower Breaks Ground at 340 Fremont". The Registry. April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Suffolk Construction Sizzles in Hot South Florida Market". ENR Southeast. July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- "Millennium Tower and Burnham Building". Bldup. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Carlock, Catherine (August 10, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Issues $1B in Bids for Wynn's Everett Casino". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.